Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 448,700 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | very unfavourable | high | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This IBA consists primarily of private farmland in the Fouriesburg, Bethlehem and Clarens districts. Most of the area is cultivated land, but some large patches of natural grassland and areas of rocky outcrops remain in this matrix. This site supports several Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus breeding colonies as well as Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus and Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rooiberge-Riemland (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rooiberge-riemland-iba-south-africa on 22/11/2024.